SINGS DUKE ELLINGTON 05/17/2011 keys) and Clayton Rychlik (drums)

keys) and Clayton Rychlik (drums) have been part of Of Montreal's recording core for much of the 2010s

" where the blues-obsessed Jagger's harp is featured a la his hero Little Walter

but a handful of Top Ten singles are also thrown into the mix

Liner Note Author: John Jackson

" Adele's "Rolling in the Deep

SINGS DUKE ELLINGTON 05/17/2011 keys) and Clayton Rychlik (drums)Nina Simone was on her way to becoming a major name by 1962, with her protest and civil rights songs granting her acclaim and recognition far beyond the jazz world. Sings Ellington is a change of pace for the singer pianist, who is heard performing 11 songs written by Duke Ellington and or Billy Strayhorn. Backed by an unidentified string orchestra (the accompaniment is often sparse) and the Malcolm Dodds Singers, she not only revives the usual Duke